Ely Tour #2

These are the coke ovens, which require 35 cords of wood....that's what the sign said. We climbed up them. That was the easy part--getting down was a struggle at least for Christina.

If you are ever looking for hours of fun, go to a mine shaft and drop things down it. It's addicting.

Where did it go?

All the metal things we found to drop. We figured they would be noisier. More noise=more fun!

If you are ever looking for 15 minutes of fun, go to the Taylorsville Cemetery. You will never find a more captivating series of ply wood tombstones. Not to mention the log book that told us how the people buried there died. We were a little confused when we read "Double homicide with a Mexican."

Ahhh Cave Lake--so much natural beauty (see above photo).

What Happens in Ely, Stays in Ely April 2008

So the majority of the 17 of us went to Ely in April when Tyler got back from his mission. It was Christina's first time in Ely, so everyone got the grand tour, thanks to Nathan aka Ely historian (whether the facts are true or not).

Our first stop was Ruth, the ghost town down the road from Ely. We found a lot of obscure, fascinating things to play with and prayed we would not get tetanus or lice.

This is the historic Liberty Pit where Nathan worked for an entire summer, and Tyler worked for two days. Nathan was a sparky (do we want to know what that means?)

This is one of the tires that gets worn out on the mine trucks, and then gets recycled on children's playgrounds.

Two words: sketchy hotel. It is a historic Nevada landmark since 1929 and used to be the tallest building in Nevada. We ate there one night at about 11. The food was questionable (but isn't usually), but we had a great time. We sat in the Will Rogers booth and saw a giant snake skin...and a lot of slot machines.